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Violence erupts at Kurdish protest over Paris shooting
Date: 2022-12-24 18:29:14 GMT - France - World - SN:46 - ID:9937927
PARIS, Dec 24 (MENA) - Clashes broke out for a second day in Paris on Saturday between police and Kurdish protestors angry at the killing of three members of their community, France 24 reported. As some demonstrators left the square they threw ....
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Japan aims to reduce reliance on energy and food imports
Date: 2022-12-24 17:17:53 GMT - Japan - World - SN:40 - ID:9937888
TOKYO, Dec 24 (MENA) - The Japanese government aims to step up efforts to reduce the country’s reliance on imported energy sources and food as prices soar due to growing geopolitical tensions and a weaker yen, Japan Times reported ....
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FM Kuleba calls for active support from West after Russia’s deadly attack on Kherson
Date: 2022-12-24 15:40:48 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:35 - ID:9937721
KIEV, Dec 24 (MENA) - Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba has called on the Western partners and allies of Ukraine to provide active and lasting support in response to Russia’s deadly attack on the city of Kherson, the Ukrainian news ....
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Taiwan's TSMC to hold 3nm process mass production launch ceremony on Dec. 29
Date: 2022-12-24 15:06:26 GMT - Taiwan - World - SN:33 - ID:9937647
TAIPEI, Dec 24 (MENA) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world's largest contract chipmaker, on Saturday announced it will hold a ceremony on Dec. 29 to celebrate the start of mass production using its 3 nanometer process and plans ....
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JHU: global coronavirus cases surpass 656 million
Date: 2022-12-24 09:38:19 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:9937026
WASHINGTON, Dec 24 (MENA) – The overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 656 million and the deaths surged to more than six million cases, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). In its latest update, JHU revealed on Saturday that the current ....
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Delegation of Japan lawmakers to visit Taiwan next week
Date: 2022-12-23 21:49:15 GMT - Japan - World - SN:70 - ID:9936724
TAIPEI, Dec 23 (MENA) – A parliamentarian delegation from Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will arrive in Taiwan next Monday and meet with President Tsai Ing-wen and other top Taiwanese officials during a four-day visit, Taiwan's ....
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US House passes $1.7 trillion bill funding federal government
Date: 2022-12-23 21:02:41 GMT - USA - World - SN:68 - ID:9936703
WASHINGTON, Sep 23 (MENA) - The US House of Representatives on Friday passed 225 to 201 a $1.7 trillion bill to fund the federal government for the rest of the fiscal year, just in time to beat the midnight deadline to avoid a partial shutdown of ....
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China’s COVID situation 'under control' - Diplomat
Date: 2022-12-23 21:01:13 GMT - China - World - SN:67 - ID:9936537
BEIJING, Dec 23 (MENA) – Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said that since COVID began, the Chinese government has put the people and their lives first and, based on China’s reality, developed timely COVID policies that serve the ....
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Lavrov warns Armenia, Azerbaijan will have more incidents if they don’t communicate
Date: 2022-12-23 20:13:22 GMT - Russia - World - SN:66 - ID:9936658
MOSCOW, Dec 23 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday said Armenia and Azerbaijan will have more incidents if one of them refuses to communicate, TASS news agency reported. "These incidents - which are inevitable in any ....
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Azerbaijani FM denies country blocks Lachin corridor
Date: 2022-12-23 19:46:03 GMT - Russia - World - SN:63 - ID:9936629
MOSCOW, Dec 23 (MENA) - Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov has denied accusations that the country is blocking the Lachin corridor, TASS news agency reported. "I'd like to clarify the situation around the Lachin corridor. A lot of ....